Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account

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Historian’s Office, martyrdom account; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw,
Leo Hawkins
19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...
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Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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An Account of the arrest, imprisonment, and martyrdom of Joseph Smith, and in Jail, Hancock County, Illinois, as collected from the journals Kept at the time by Dr. , and the statements furnished <published> by , Messrs. and , and , and the writings and statements of , , , and many other persons who were personally acquainted with the transactions.

Monday, June 24th 1844 having sworn out a writ before , a Justice of the Peace at on the 11th inst against Joseph Smith, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , for riot and <in> destroying the Nauvoo Expositor Press, the property of and and others on the 10th inst., and having sent word by the Posse that those 18 persons should be protected by the Militia of the ; and <-[they,> upon the assurance of that pledge at 6½ A.M. -[they]- started [p. 1]

An Account of the arrest, imprisonment, and martyrdom of Joseph Smith, and in Jail, Hancock County, Illinois, as collected from the journals Kept at the time by Dr. , and the statements published by , Messrs. and , and , and the writings and statements of , , , and many other persons who were personally acquainted with the transactions.

Monday, June 24th 1844 having sworn out a writ before , a Justice of the Peace at on the 11th inst against Joseph Smith, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , for riot in destroying the Nauvoo Expositor Press, the property of and and others on the 10th inst., and having sent word by the Posse that those 18 persons should be protected by the Militia of the ; -[they, upon the assurance of that pledge at 6½ A.M. -[]- started [p. 1]

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Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
ID #
8640
Total Pages
90
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- Jonathan Grimshaw
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